[Seibu] Taiga Hirasawa, who was transferred in last fall's active player draft, said, "Isn't it a zero point in my first year?" | Pacific League

[Seibu] Taiga Hirasawa who was transferred in the active player draft last fall, said, "Isn't it 0 points in the first year?"

Sports Hochi

2025.10.14(火) 06:00

Seibu ・ Taiga Hirasawa infielder who moved from Lotte in last fall's active draft set the theme of "improving batting speed" for the second year of competition.

He gave himself a score of "zero" in his first year after the transfer. He won a spot on the opening day first team, but was forced to withdraw from the opening game due to acute back pain. He ended up playing in seven games with the first team. In the farm team, he played in 78 games, with 61 hit 9 Home Run, 30 RBI, and a batting average of .274. "My on-base percentage and batting eye have always been good. Before, I would try to hold back on low breaking ball, but even without that, I was able to produce decent results at the second team level. That gave me confidence, and it was good this year that I've been able to improve my chances of hitting the balls I'm aiming for."

On the other hand, looking ahead to next season, he continues to swing his bat silently, saying, "I need to increase the speed of my hits, otherwise I won't be able to close the gap with the top teams. I need to increase the chances of hitting strong balls and strong line drive. My performance won't improve if I just let balls go unpunished. I need to be able to hit strong balls even when I can let them go unpunished."